Joint Statement: The International Community Must Halt Rapid Decline of Rights in Hong Kong

June 30, 2021       Comments Off on Joint Statement: The International Community Must Halt Rapid Decline of Rights in Hong Kong

 

On this July 1st, which marks the 24th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover, the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the HK National Security Law, and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, we urge the international community to take effective actions to halt the (read more…)

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6.26联合国国际支持酷刑受害者日: 联署声明

June 25, 2021       Comments Off on 6.26联合国国际支持酷刑受害者日: 联署声明

 

今年是《禁止酷刑公约》的34周年纪念，我们以下联署团体及个人谨此呼吁国际社会团结一致并坚定不懈地监督中国的酷刑问题，这对推动中国政府正视其人权违反状况，至为关键

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停止以“危害国家安全”来限制公民的出境权

June 4, 2021       Comments Off on 停止以“危害国家安全”来限制公民的出境权

 

许多坚持维权的大陆人权捍卫者都不能出境，这是不争的事实。但最近牵动人心涉及出境权利的两个事件，一是郭飞雄被限制出境，中共断然不顾他身患癌症妻子在美国需亲人照顾； 二是唐吉田被限制出境，他女儿孤独一人在日本昏迷不醒二十多天的现状没有让当权者拒绝放行的决定有任何的动摇。

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In the Shadow of the Tiananmen Crackdown

June 4, 2021       Comments Off on In the Shadow of the Tiananmen Crackdown

 

Both China and the U.S. have profited from Beijing’s state violence. By Ramona Li Thirty-two years ago, the Chinese government began its crackdown on democracy demonstrations in Beijing. Though rarely discussed in the U.S., the legacy of June 4, 1989, is all around us. The start of China’s democracy protests (read more…)

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A Joint Statement on The UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

June 25, 2021       Comments Off on A Joint Statement on The UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

 

On this occasion of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we the undersigned issue this statement to call on the international community to stand united and resolute in tracking the issue of torture in China.

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For the China Story to be Credible, the Chinese Government Must Confront its Abuses

For the China Story to be Credible, the Chinese Government Must Confront its Abuses

June 15, 2021       Comments Off on For the China Story to be Credible, the Chinese Government Must Confront its Abuses

 

If Xi Jinping wants China to plausibly present itself to the world as a “credible, lovable, and respectable” country, he must end human rights violations.

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China: Immediately release activist Xing Wangli and end reprisals against rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong

China: Immediately release activist Xing Wangli and end reprisals against rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong

May 24, 2021       Comments Off on China: Immediately release activist Xing Wangli and end reprisals against rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong

 

CHRD calls on the Chinese government to immediately release activist Xing Wangli (邢望力) and end reprisals against rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong (江天勇). Xing Wangli has apparently been criminally detained because he visited lawyer Jiang Tianyong.

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Leader Carrie Lam must not let the memory of the Tiananmen Massacre die in Hong Kong on her watch

May 27, 2021       Comments Off on Leader Carrie Lam must not let the memory of the Tiananmen Massacre die in Hong Kong on her watch

 

Authorities have an obligation under both international and domestic law to respect the right of peaceful assembly, writes William Nee. By William Nee Ahead of the 32nd anniversary this year, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam must not let the memory of the Tiananmen Massacre die on her watch, and (read more…)

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Chinese authorities must investigate torture claims by detained web designer

Chinese authorities must investigate torture claims by detained web designer

May 13, 2021       Comments Off on Chinese authorities must investigate torture claims by detained web designer

 

The Chinese government, a party to the Convention against Torture, must immediately launch a prompt and impartial investigation of police officers accused of committing torture against a website administrator, Niu Tengyu.

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Chinese authorities must immediately end their prosecution of citizen journalists

Chinese authorities must immediately end their prosecution of citizen journalists

May 11, 2021       Comments Off on Chinese authorities must immediately end their prosecution of citizen journalists

 

CHRD denounces Chinese authorities for putting on trial two citizen journalists, Chen Mei and Cai Wei, on a charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” at Beijing’s Chaoyang District Court on May 11.

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China: Immediately Free Poet Wang Zang and His Wife Wang Li

China: Immediately Free Poet Wang Zang and His Wife Wang Li

May 10, 2021       Comments Off on China: Immediately Free Poet Wang Zang and His Wife Wang Li

 

The Chinese government must end its egregious persecution of prominent poet Wang Zang (王藏) and its petty retaliation against his wife, Wang Li (王丽).

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Beijing’s double speak: Why China owes the United Nations more than mere lip service

May 4, 2021       Comments Off on Beijing’s double speak: Why China owes the United Nations more than mere lip service

 

“It would be hard to take Xi Jinping’s flowery promises about respecting international law seriously while he is engaged in trampling on it in Hong Kong,” writes William Nee.

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